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Performance-Based Awards. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, certain Other Stock-Based Awards granted under this [Section 9] may be granted in a manner which is intended to be deductible by the Company under Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto) ("Performance-Based Awards"). A Participant's Performance-Based Award shall be determined based on the attainment of written performance goals approved by the Committee for a performance period of not less than one year established by the Committee # while the outcome for that performance period is substantially uncertain and # no more than 90 days after the commencement of the performance period to which the performance goal relates or, if less, the number of days which is equal to 25 percent of the relevant performance period. The performance goals, which must be objective, shall be based upon one or more of the following criteria: # consolidated earnings before or after taxes (including earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); # net income; # operating income; # earnings per Share; # book value per Share; # return on shareholders' equity; # expense management; # return on investment; # improvements in capital structure; # profitability of an identifiable business unit or product; # maintenance or improvement of profit margins; # stock price; # market share; # revenues or sales; # costs; # cash flow; # working capital and # return on assets. The foregoing criteria may relate to the Company, one or more of its Affiliates or one or more of its or their divisions or units, or any combination of the foregoing, and may be applied on an absolute basis and/or be relative to one or more peer group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, all as the Committee shall determine. In addition, to the degree consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto), the performance goals may be calculated without regard to extraordinary items. The Committee shall determine whether, with respect to a performance period, the applicable performance goals have been met with respect to a given Participant and, if they have, shall so certify and ascertain the amount of the applicable Performance-Based Award. No Performance-Based Awards will be paid for such performance period until such certification is made by the Committee. The amount of the Performance-Based Award actually paid to a given Participant may be less than the amount determined by the applicable performance goal formula, at the discretion of the Committee. The amount of the Performance-Based Award determined by the Committee for a performance period shall be paid to the Participant at such time as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion after the end of such performance period; provided, however, that a Participant may, if and to the extent permitted by the Committee and consistent with the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code, elect to defer payment of a Performance-Based Award.

Performance-Based Awards. The Committee, at any time, and from time to time, may grant Performance-Based Awards to a Participant in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine. Each grant of a Performance-Based Award shall have an initial value or target number of shares of Common Stock that is established by the Committee. The Committee shall establish # performance goals in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are achieved, shall determine the value and/or number of shares subject to a Performance-Based Award that will be paid out to the Participant, and # the Performance Period, which shall mean the period of time during which the performance goals must be achieved in order to determine the degree of payout after vesting with respect to any such Performance-Based Award.

Performance-Based Awards. The grant, exercise and/or settlement of Performance-Based Awards shall be contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this [Section 9.3].

Performance-Based Awards. Any Performance-Based Awards held by the Participant that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited.

Performance-Based Awards. The number of shares subject to a Participant’s Performance-Based Award shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares subject to that Award by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of full calendar months of employment or service that the Participant was employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, beginning on the Award Date and ending on the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service, and the denominator of which is twelve (12). Any Performance-Based Awards held by the Participant for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or greater after the Award Date shall be deemed vested in full. If the Award is conditioned upon Participant’s compliance with a noncompete covenant set forth in the Award Agreement, the Participant’s actual number of shares subject to the Award shall vest, in full, at the end of the later of the Performance Period or the expiration of the noncompete covenant.

Grant of Cash-Based Awards. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Compensation Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Cash-Based Awards to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms as the Compensation Committee may determine.

Cash-Based Awards. The maximum aggregate amount awarded or credited with respect to Cash-Based Awards to any one Participant in any one Plan Year may not exceed the value of determined as of the date of vesting or payout, as applicable, plus the amount of the Participant’s unused applicable Annual Award Limit for Cash-Based Awards as of the close of the previous Plan Year.

Equity-Based Awards. Executive acknowledges that all compensatory awards denominated in common stock of Holdings held by him as of the date hereof are set forth on [Exhibit B]. In satisfaction of the provisions of the Term Sheet for Employment Arrangements with _Executive:Person_ted as of (the "Term Sheet"), as of the Effective Date, restricted stock units in respect of 44,467 shares of Holdings common stock (which represents the unvested portion of the "Buyout RSUs" (as defined in the Term Sheet)) shall vest and be distributed to Executive within five business days of the Termination Date; provided, the Company agrees that any necessary tax withholding required as part of the distribution of shares in settlement of the restricted stock units shall be covered by the Company withholding shares that would otherwise be distributed to Executive, as permitted by the terms of the restricted stock unit award agreement, and that Executive shall not be required to make any additional payment to cover any such required withholding tax. Any equity-based awards held by Executive that are not vested as of the Termination Date and that do not vest pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be forfeited as of the Termination Date. Any options to purchase shares of Holdings common stock that are vested as of the date of this Agreement shall remain exercisable until the earlier of # the 90th day following the Termination Date (or, if later, the 90th day following expiration of any blackout period in effect with respect to such options) and # any cancelation or termination in connection with a change in control, as provided in the applicable award agreement.

Cash-Based Awards. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Cash-Based Awards to Grantees denominated in cash in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. Each such Cash-Based Award shall specify a payment amount, payment range or a value determined with respect to the Fair Market Value of the Shares, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may designate Cash-Based Awards as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) by conditioning the Award or the lapse of restrictions on the achievement of performance goals in accordance with [Section 11(a)] and by administering the Award to otherwise comply with the requirements of [Section 11] and Code Section 162(m). The Committee is authorized at any time during or after a Performance Period to exercise negative discretion to reduce or eliminate a Cash-Based Award of any Grantee for any reason in its discretion, including, without limitation, changes in the position or duties of any Grantee with the Company or any Subsidiary during or after a Performance Period, whether due to any termination of employment (including death, disability, retirement, voluntary termination or termination with or without cause) or otherwise.

The Plan permits the grant of Cash-Based Awards, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, and Other Stock-Based Awards.

Other Stock-Based Awards and Performance Cash Awards. Other Stock-Based Awards or Performance Cash Awards may be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, other Awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. The Administrator shall have authority to determine the Service Providers to whom, and the time or times at which, Other Stock-Based Awards or Performance Cash Awards shall be made, the amount of such Other Stock-Based Awards or Performance Cash Awards, and all other conditions of the Other Stock-Based Awards or Performance Cash Awards, including any dividend or voting rights and whether the Other Stock-Based Award should be paid in cash.

Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Notes, Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, Performance Shares, Other Stock-Based Awards, or Performance Cash Awards.

The Administrator is authorized to grant Performance Awards to any Eligible Individual. The value of Performance Awards may be linked to any one or more of the Performance Criteria or other specific criteria determined by the Administrator, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods determined by the Administrator.

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Performance Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Performance Awards to any Eligible Person payable in cash, Shares, or other Awards, on terms and conditions established by the Committee, subject to the provisions of [Section 8] if and to the extent that the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, determine that an Award shall be subject to those provisions. The performance criteria to be achieved during any Performance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award. Except as provided in [Section 9] or as may be provided in an Award Agreement, Performance Awards shall be distributed only after the end of the relevant Performance Period. The performance goals to be achieved for each Performance Period shall be conclusively determined by the Committee and may be based upon the criteria set forth in [Section 8(b)], or any other criteria that the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine should be used for that purpose. The amount of the Award to be distributed shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. Performance Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the Performance Period or, in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, on a deferred basis, in each case in a manner that does not violate the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Dividend Equivalents credited in connection with a Performance Award shall be subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Performance Award with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents have been credited.

Performance Awards. Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph # hereof, the Committee may in its discretion grant Performance Awards to any Eligible Person and shall evidence such grant in an Award Agreement that is delivered to the Participant which sets forth the terms and conditions of the Award.

OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant Other Stock-Based Awards that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, shares of Stock, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of this Plan, including convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Stock, other rights convertible into shares of Stock and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Stock or the value of securities of specified subsidiaries, affiliates or business segments or units. The Committee may determine the terms and conditions of such Other Stock-Based Awards, which may be awarded either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other Awards under this Plan.

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